Enhancing the role of arts and culture in international development
cooperation

The creation of the Funders Task Force on Culture and
Development, a multi-stakeholder platform of leading development donors, was
based on the premise that culture is crucial to advancing sustainable
development. It was officially established in December 2012 at a meeting
at the European Investment Bank. With the aim of enhancing the role of arts and
culture in development interventions, the Task Force’s objectives are to:

(2) strengthen the capacity and
role of institutions and actors involved in culturally sensitive
development institutions and actors involved in arts within a development
context

(3) develop and promote instruments
to be used for these programs

The Task Force builds on ongoing efforts to drive
development through the use of culturally sensitive approaches as well as
through the strengthening of the artistic and creative sectors. To this end,
the Task Force proactively pursues a concerted and globally integrated approach
to fostering knowledge-sharing, research and cross-sectoral collaboration in
culture-based development funding.